paroli

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Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from parabolō (to talk, speak), Latin parabola (speech; word).

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  • Rhymes: -oli
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧li

Verb

paroli (present parolas, past parolis, future parolos, conditional parolus, volitive parolu)

  1. (intransitive) to speak, talk
  2. (transitive) to speak (a language, usually)
    Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?Do you speak Esperanto?

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paroli, plural of parolo, probably compounded from paro (I prepare) and enclitic pronoun -lo (it).

Pronunciation

Noun

paroli m (plural parolis)

  1. (games) a double stake
    faire (le) parolito double the stake
    gagner le parolito win the double stake
    • 1836, Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantes, Histoire des salons de Paris, 3rd edition, volume II:
      Dans un moment de colère contre le banquier, il fit paroli sur paroli, et en vint au point de mettre au tapis une énorme poignée d’or...
      In a fit of anger against the banker, he made paroli upon paroli, to the point where he had wagered a great handful of gold...

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